Fort Thompson Mounds
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Fort Thompson Mounds
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One of the mounds
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| Nearest city | Fort Thompson, South Dakota |
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| Area | 19.1 acres (7.7 ha) |
| NRHP Reference # | 66000711 |
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| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
| Designated NHL | July 19, 1964 |
Fort Thompson Mounds is an archaeological site in Buffalo County, South Dakota, near Fort Thompson and within the Crow Creek Reservation. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1964.
At the time of the designation in 1964, it was stated:
This large group of low burial mounds dating from Plains-Woodland times (c. 800) contains evidence of the first pottery-making peoples in area. It is situated on the Crow Creek Indian Reservation.
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